BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched by BlackRock, Inc. The fund is managed by BlackRock Advisors, LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund primarily invests in a diversified portfolio of companies' debt instruments, including corporate loans, which are rated in the lower rating categories of the established rating services (BBB or lower by S&P's or Baa or lower by Moody's) or unrated debt instruments, which are in the judgment of the investment adviser of equivalent quality. It was formerly known as Debt Strategies Fund Inc. BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc. was formed on March 27, 1998 and is domiciled in the United States.
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Dividend Announcement
• BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund announced a monthly dividend of $0.10 per ordinary share which will be made payable on 2024-12-23. Ex dividend date: 2024-12-16
• BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund annual dividend for 2024 was $1.18
• BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund annual dividend for 2023 was $1.05
• BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's trailing twelve-month (TTM) dividend yield is 10.94%
• BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's payout ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is 56.13%
• BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's dividend growth over the last five years (2018-2023) was 4.95% year
• BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's dividend growth over the last ten years (2013-2023) was 12.94% year
BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund Dividend History
Ex-Div date | Dividend amount | Dividend type | Pay date |
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2024-12-16 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-12-23 |
2024-11-15 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-11-29 |
2024-10-15 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-10-31 |
2024-09-16 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-09-30 |
2024-08-15 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-08-30 |
2024-07-15 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-07-31 |
2024-06-14 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-06-28 |
2024-05-14 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-05-31 |
2024-04-12 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-04-30 |
2024-03-14 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-03-28 |
2024-02-14 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-02-29 |
2024-01-11 | $0.10 | monthly | 2024-01-31 |
2023-12-14 | $0.10 | monthly | 2023-12-20 |
2023-11-14 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-11-30 |
2023-10-13 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-10-31 |
2023-09-14 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-09-29 |
2023-08-14 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-08-31 |
2023-07-13 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-07-31 |
2023-06-14 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-06-30 |
2023-05-12 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-05-31 |
2023-04-13 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-04-28 |
2023-03-14 | $0.09 | monthly | 2023-03-31 |
2023-02-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2023-02-28 |
2023-01-12 | $0.07 | monthly | 2023-01-31 |
2022-12-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2022-12-22 |
2022-11-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2022-11-30 |
2022-10-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2022-10-31 |
2022-09-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-09-30 |
2022-08-12 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-08-31 |
2022-07-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-07-29 |
2022-06-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-06-30 |
2022-05-13 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-05-31 |
2022-04-13 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-04-29 |
2022-03-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-03-31 |
2022-02-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-02-28 |
2021-12-30 | $0.06 | monthly | 2022-01-11 |
2021-12-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-12-22 |
2021-11-12 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-11-30 |
2021-10-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-10-29 |
2021-09-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-09-30 |
2021-08-13 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-08-31 |
2021-07-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-07-30 |
2021-06-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-06-30 |
2021-05-13 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-05-28 |
2021-04-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-04-30 |
2021-03-12 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-03-31 |
2021-02-12 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-02-26 |
2020-12-30 | $0.06 | monthly | 2021-01-11 |
2020-12-14 | $0.06 | monthly | 2020-12-21 |
2020-11-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-11-30 |
2020-10-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-10-30 |
2020-09-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-09-30 |
2020-08-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-08-31 |
2020-07-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-07-31 |
2020-06-12 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-06-30 |
2020-05-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-05-29 |
2020-04-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-04-30 |
2020-03-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-03-31 |
2020-02-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-02-28 |
2019-12-30 | $0.07 | monthly | 2020-01-09 |
2019-12-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-12-19 |
2019-11-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-11-29 |
2019-10-11 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-10-31 |
2019-09-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-09-30 |
2019-08-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-08-30 |
2019-07-12 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-07-31 |
2019-06-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-06-28 |
2019-05-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-05-31 |
2019-04-12 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-04-30 |
2019-03-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-03-29 |
2019-02-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-02-28 |
2018-12-28 | $0.07 | monthly | 2019-01-09 |
2018-12-12 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-12-19 |
2018-11-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-11-30 |
2018-10-12 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-10-31 |
2018-09-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-09-28 |
2018-08-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-08-31 |
2018-07-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-07-31 |
2018-06-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-06-29 |
2018-05-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-05-31 |
2018-04-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-04-30 |
2018-03-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-03-29 |
2018-02-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-02-28 |
2017-12-28 | $0.07 | monthly | 2018-01-09 |
2017-12-11 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-12-19 |
2017-11-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-11-30 |
2017-10-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-10-31 |
2017-09-14 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-09-29 |
2017-08-11 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-08-31 |
2017-07-12 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-07-31 |
2017-06-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-06-30 |
2017-05-11 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-05-31 |
2017-04-11 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-04-28 |
2017-03-13 | $0.07 | monthly | 2017-03-31 |
2017-02-13 | $0.06 | monthly | 2017-02-28 |
2016-12-28 | $0.08 | monthly | 2017-01-09 |
2016-12-08 | $0.06 | monthly | |
2016-11-10 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-11-30 |
2016-10-12 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-10-31 |
2016-09-13 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-09-30 |
2016-08-11 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-08-31 |
2016-07-13 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-07-29 |
2016-06-13 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-06-30 |
2016-05-12 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-05-31 |
2016-04-13 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-04-29 |
2016-03-11 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-03-31 |
2016-02-11 | $0.02 | monthly | 2016-02-29 |
2015-12-29 | $0.02 | monthly | |
2015-12-10 | $0.02 | monthly | |
2015-11-12 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-11-30 |
2015-10-13 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-10-30 |
2015-09-11 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-09-30 |
2015-08-12 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-08-31 |
2015-07-13 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-07-31 |
2015-06-11 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-06-30 |
2015-05-13 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-05-29 |
2015-04-13 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-04-30 |
2015-03-11 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-03-31 |
2015-02-11 | $0.02 | monthly | 2015-02-27 |
2014-12-29 | $0.02 | monthly | |
2014-12-10 | $0.02 | monthly | |
2014-11-12 | $0.02 | monthly | 2014-11-28 |
2014-10-10 | $0.02 | monthly | 2014-10-31 |
2014-09-11 | $0.03 | monthly | 2014-09-30 |
2014-08-13 | $0.03 | monthly | 2014-08-29 |
2014-07-11 | $0.03 | monthly | 2014-07-31 |
2014-06-12 | $0.03 | monthly | 2014-06-30 |
2014-05-13 | $0.03 | monthly | 2014-05-30 |
2014-04-11 | $0.03 | monthly | 2014-04-30 |
2014-03-12 | $0.03 | monthly | 2014-03-31 |
2014-02-12 | $0.03 | monthly | 2014-02-28 |
2013-12-27 | $0.03 | monthly | |
2013-12-11 | $0.03 | monthly | |
2013-11-13 | $0.03 | monthly | |
2013-10-11 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-10-31 |
2013-09-12 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-09-30 |
2013-08-13 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-08-30 |
2013-07-11 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-07-31 |
2013-06-12 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-06-28 |
2013-05-13 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-05-31 |
2013-04-11 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-04-30 |
2013-03-13 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-03-28 |
2013-02-13 | $0.03 | monthly | 2013-02-28 |
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BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund current trailing twelve-month (TTM) dividend yield is 10.94%. Interested in purchasing BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund stock? Use our calculator to estimate your expected dividend yield:
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1. Determination of Dividend: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's board of directors reviews the company's financial performance, cash flow, future investment needs, and other relevant factors to determine the amount and timing of dividend payments.
2. Dividend Declaration: Once the board approves a dividend, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund publicly announces the dividend amount, currency, and the ex-dividend date. The ex-dividend date is the date on or after which the buyer of the stock will not be eligible to receive the upcoming dividend payment.
3. Record Date: The record date is the date on which the company checks its records to identify shareholders who are eligible to receive the dividend. Only shareholders on record as of this date will receive the dividend.
4. Payment Date: On the designated payment date, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund distributes the dividend to eligible shareholders. The dividend is usually paid in the form of cash directly into the shareholder's brokerage account or through other designated payment methods.
5. Tax Implications: Dividends received from BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund are generally taxable as income. Shareholders may need to report dividend income on their tax returns and pay applicable taxes according to their jurisdiction's tax regulations.
1. Record Date: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund sets a record date, which is the date on which the company checks its records to determine the eligible shareholders. Only those who are shareholders on record as of this date will receive the dividend.
2. Payment Date: On the designated payment date, BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund distributes the dividend to eligible shareholders. The payment is usually made electronically, directly into the shareholder's brokerage account or bank account.
3. Currency: BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund declares the currency in which the dividend will be paid. Depending on the shareholder's location and the currency election made by the shareholder, the dividend will be converted to the appropriate currency during the payment process.
To assess the safety of BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's dividend, it is crucial to analyze the company's financial health, debt levels, cash flow generation, and ability to sustain dividend payments over the long term. Additionally, monitoring the company's future earnings, cash flow projections, and management's commitment to dividend policies can provide valuable insights.
It is recommended to review BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund's financial reports, official announcements, and consult with financial advisors or experts who have access to the most current and comprehensive information about the company's financial situation.